A route through the Daodejing · 5 chaptersPu: the uncarved block

1. 15Those of old who were good at being officers were subtle…not yet coveredThose of old who were good at being officers were subtle, mysterious, profound, and penetr…
2. 19Cut off sageliness, discard knowledge, and the people will…not yet coveredCut off sageliness, discard knowledge, and the people will benefit a hundredfold. Cut off …
3. 28Know the male, keep to the female, and be the ravine of the…not yet coveredKnow the male, keep to the female, and be the ravine of the world. Being the ravine of the…
4. 32The Way is constant and namelessnot yet coveredThe Way is constant and nameless. The uncarved block, though small, no one in the world ca…
5. 37The Way is constantly without contrivance, yet nothing is…not yet coveredThe Way is constantly without contrivance, yet nothing is left undone. If lords and kings …

All 81 chapters of the Daodejing

Famous lines that were once written differentlyWhy water is closest to the WayDoes wuwei mean doing nothing?Knowing enough, knowing when to stopLaozi on warThe infant and the newbornReversal and returnThe Way and namesLaozi and Confucius: humaneness, rightness, ritualHow the sage treats the people